HIPAA Privacy regulations do allow for the sharing of PHI (Protected Health Information) between providers who participate in the "chain of care" for a patient. For example, if a general dentist refers a patient to an oral surgeon for a wisdom tooth removal consultation, the general dentist can safely share all information relevant to the patient for the medical need at hand. In my example above, this could include things such as allergies, prescribed medications, previous medical conditions, reason for referral, name, address, city, etc., as long as the referring provider has a BAA (another HIPAAism for Business Associate Agreement.) This is a standard document that simply states that two or more provides in the chain of care are sharing relevant patient data.
- Scott Scott Green Product Analyst PracticeWorks, Inc. Tel: (770) 226-3254 Fax: (678) 742-9567 Mobile: (770) 335-6612 www.kodak.com/dental
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